# epithelial

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #26,776

## Definitions
1. Of or pertaining to the epithelium.

## Etymology
From epithelium + -al. By surface analysis, epi- + thel- + -i- + -al.

## Easily confused with
- **epithelium** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/epithelial-vs-epithelium)

## Common misspellings (14)
`eipthelial`, `epihtelial`, `epitehlial`, `epitheilal`, `epithelail`, `epitheliall`, `epithelila`, `epithellial`, `epithhelial`, `epithleial`, `epitthelial`, `eppithelial`, `eptihelial`, `peithelial`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/epithelial